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Armed Man Takes Hostages in Paris
Last edited Tue Jun 12, 2018, 04:38 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: CNN
At least two people were reportedly been taken hostage in Paris on Tuesday, CNN affiliate BFMTV reported. The Paris Police Prefecture confirmed to CNN that there was "a police intervention" underway at Rue des Petites Ecuries in the 10th arrondissement of the French capital. Law enforcement officials cordoned off the area.
Police officers of the BRI intervention squad prepare a shield near the scene in central Paris.
Authorities said that officers from a specialist unit had arrived on site in response to an "unstable person" who was holding two people.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/12/europe/paris-incident-intl/index.html
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Armed Man Takes Hostages in Paris (Original Post)
Stuart G
Jun 2018
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ffr
(22,665 posts)1. (sp?) Armed man takes hostages in Paris
Please correct.
Stuart G
(38,403 posts)2. Correction made...kinda late...sorry for error...nt
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)3. Still one typo. "Hosteges"
Thanks.
Stuart G
(38,403 posts)4. If you hit the link below, the outcome was peaceful. No one was hurt